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South African Journal of Plant and Soil Volume 27, 2010 - Issue 4
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Effect of pine bark goat manure medium on seedling growth and N, P, K concentration of various vegetables

L.T. Mupondi Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa
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P.N.S. Mnkeni Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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P. Muchaonyerwa Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa
Pages 305-311 | Published online: 07 Mar 2013

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